Sho here is the next chapter, i know its a shortie but I needed to update. I hope you like it and i would really appreciate feed back :)


My voice caught in my throat and it felt like there was cotton in my mouth. I wanted to see my brother but I knew I wouldn't be able to see his tear stained face. I knew he was probably just as scared as me, probably even more. "Yes," I managed to say softly. The peacekeeper opened the door wider for me to fit through and led me to the room where my brother was being held.

It was probably a 30 sec walk but it felt like hours. I don't know if it was the stress or what but it looked like everything was moving in slow motion, colors mixed with each other and I heard the cries of my little sister mesh in my head with the words of father. It was horrible.

After what felt like was an eternity I was standing in front a door. My hand moved to open the door but for some reason I just couldn't carry out the function all the way. Just as I tried to open it I got a horrible flash as to what would happen in the arena.

I'm running across a massive open field and my brother is right next to me. My legs felt like they were burning from the amount of running I guess I had done. My eyes burned as the wind whipped them and my heart felt as if it could give at any moment.

I look over my shoulder and there are two people following us. A tall muscular boy with wavy dark hair and crystal blue eyes is coming after us carrying an axe. Following him is a shorter girl who had blonde hair cut in a messy pixie style, she has about half a dozen knifes in her left hand and has one in her right. She raises her right hand and flicks her wrist forward. The knife soars but Liam tackles me to the floor.

I hear the knife make contact with something and my heart stops. Liam stands up and pulls out the knife which got lodged into his backpack. Since when was he wearing a backpack? Liam turns around and threw the knife back hitting the boy in the center of his eyes dropping him to the floor. The blonde girl yelps as her partner collapses. Instantly cannon goes off she dropped to her knees next to him and that was when Liam charged towards them and delivers a very hard kick to her face. She falls backwards and I close my eyes. I hear a loud crack and other cannon sounds. I open my eyes slowly and I see Liam standing next to them breathing very fast. I stand up and walk to the, the dead boy and girl along with Liam. I kneel down next to the boy and pull out the knife and close his eyelids.

Liam kneels next to me, "Annie what do we do, we are the only ones left?" he asks softly. Without thinking I grab the axe and swing towards Liam's head. I make contact, a cannon goes off.

End of weird flash back dream thingy

"Do you need me to open the door?" asked the peacekeeper.

"Mhmm," I grunt still confused by what just happened. What did happen? Did I really just dream of killing Liam, after he protected me? What kind of sister am i?

The peace keeper opened the door and I walked in slowly not knowing what to expect. I knew Liam was probably just as terrified but would he show it. That flash or whatever it was really threw me off.

The first place I look for him is in the big comfy chair since both rooms were laid out the same but instead he was on his feet looking out the window on the far right wall.

Not knowing what to say I walked up to him and nudged him with my foot. He shook his head as if he was trying to clear his thoughts and looked over at me with a small little smile that was barely there.

"Do you remember when mom use to take you and me to the beach on Sundays, just the three of us playing in the water not worrying about anything else. Or Remember when we tried learning how to swim but how we sank the first time trying. Or do you remember that the time where we found a beautiful seashell on the floor and we got into a fight as to who would take it to mom first and then in the middle of our argument a wave came and swept it away? God those were the times."

I nodded and then spoke up, "Liam, what are we going to do in the games?"

"That's easy, I've already decide that I will do everything I can to bring you home, no matter what. You know for Elizabeth and Lily," he stated clearly, "I know you'll argue it but please just go with it, I'm not giving you a choice."

"Liam..." I began, but he cut me off.

"Annie stop, before you get any ideas, you are coming home and that's final ok?"

"I can't go with it, you've helped to many times, if anything you need to come home, you would do more good."

He gave a dismissive laugh. "Lily and Elizabeth need you; you are like the only mom they know. I'm just kind of there," I said to him pleadingly.

"Liam you know that's not true, listen in the arena we can team up and then I'll be like a decoy or something."

"Annie, I've already said what I'm going to do, my decision is final."

"But, I, I just thought that-"

"NO, you have no say in this," he said with an agitated tone. "Annie you need-"and that was when his coughing started. For as long as I can remember, Liam had had a terrible cough that no doctor knew why it was there or what caused it. If he was excited or upset, sometimes whenever, he would start coughing violently and blood would come with it. Usually it wouldn't stop until it got so bad he would through up. His condition really kept him back from doing anything too physical because it would spike up like an asthma attack so he stayed away from things like running and climbing trees, you know things that would keep you alive in the Hunger Games.

"Liam!" I exclaimed trying to support him as he slowly went down I felt horrible since this wasn't the first time I had hurt him. His fit lasted a few minutes until finally he calmed down and he was on his hands and knees in front of a pile of bloody vomit. "I'm so sorry," I cried, "I should have known better than to push you over like that."

He cleared his throat and slowed his breathing down, "Annie its ok, it wasn't you, it was just the stress from the games." He stood back up and pulled me away from the mess and grabbed me in a tight hug.

"Everything will be ok," he said. I nodded, I wish I could be as strong as Liam, I know I need to find strength from somewhere, it came off of Liam so naturally but me, I always had a problem trying to be the bigger one in the group. I needed to find a role model to try to copy.

There was a fast little tap on our door and Tara came quickly shuffling in in her too tight skirt and heels. "Well it's time to go, ~gasp~ the floor, it's mahogany!" she said looking at the "little mess" Liam had made. Then Tara realized what it was and quickly tried to cover herself up. "Well no worries, I'm sure it will come out easy, but it really is time to go and we have a schedule to keep, shall we?" she opened the door and gestured Liam and I out of the room. This time Liam grabbed my hand and gave it a squeeze. I squeezed back knowing that it may be the last time I'll ever be with him as just his sister, not a fellow tribute.


Thanks for reading and actually getting this far. Don't worry there will be fluff, humor, tragedy, adventure, the whole taco salad. RAWR haha im a dinosaur, but seriously please review. By the way if you have and outfit idea for a district for the parade let me know and might us it.

Lots of happy baby penguins,

Secret Agent S.G.